Ambulant watering apparatus.



No. 757,338. PATENTED APR.12, 1904; P. NOLTING.

AMBULANT WATER'ING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED JUL-Y 20, 1903. i no MODEL.

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Patented April 12, 1904.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIPP NOLTIN G, OF BIELEFELD, GERMANY.

" AMBULANT \NATERING APPARATUS.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 757,338, dated April12, 1904. l

Application filed July 20 1903. Serial 110- 166,880. (No model.) i

To all whmn it mayconcerm Be it knownthat I, PHILIBP NOL'rING, aciti zenof theEmpire of Germany, residing at Bielefeld, in the Empire ,ofGermany,- h'ave inventedanew anduseful Ambulant Watering Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a speci- My invention relates to an ambulantwater- I ing apparatus which can be easily handled for the gradualdistribution of water or liquid 'manure over the whole of apastureland,meadow, field, and the like; and the objects of my inventionare, first, to provide a pipe orhose line, which is connected with asource of water or llquid manure by a hose; second, to div1de the pipeor hose line into several sections,

which are connected with each other by means of yielding or elastichoses; third, to provide for each section a plurality of preferablythree wheeled trolleys, which are connected with each other by means oflinked rods or laths swiveling on each trolley and supporting thesection of the pipe or hose line; fourth, to connect the leading wheelsof the trolleys in each section with each other by means of linked rodsor laths and with a common draft handle or eye by means of convergingropes or the like, so that the whole section can be shifted by drawingit with the hand, and, fifth, to provide all the sections of the pipe orhose line each with one or several sprinkling or pouring devices. Iattain these objects by the apparatus illustrated in a mode of executionin the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is aplan showing partof a pond, a portable steam-pump with a portable steamengine, aconnecting-hose, and one complete section and a part of the adjoiningsection of the pipe or hose line with their trolleys and connections.Fig. 2 is an elevation of the one complete section and the part of theadjoining section seen in the directions of the arrows A and B in Fig.1; and Fig. 3 is a cross section on an enlarged scale through the line CD in Fig. 2, the pipe or hose being omitted.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

a denotes a pond,'fr0m which the water is sucked by a portablesteam-pump 2' through a strainer 10 and a suction-pipe q. The steam fordriving the steam-pump is assumed to be supplied by a portablesteam-engine is. The water discharged from the-stearn-pump i isconducted through a hose 6 of suitablelength to a pipe or hose line,which is divided into a convenient number of sections. In Figs. 1 and 2onecompletesection c is shown, which is connected with the adjoiningsection 0 by means of a yielding or elastic hose d. The section 0 isassumed to be supported by three trolbolt 7 so as to enable the threetrolleys to adapt themselves to the surface ofthe land. It is the lath eon which the pipe or hose section 0 rests and is secured in any knownmanner. (Not shown in the drawings.) On both ends of the Preferably thelath e. is made in. two parts, which are linked to each other by a vlath 6 two cross-pieces t t are secured, which are provided withsprinkling devices m m of any approved construction. The poles at of theleading wheels of the three trolleys f are again connected by a lath g,secured in suitable swiveling joints, and the lath g is equally made intwo parts hinged to each other at c. The said three poles at areconnected with a common draft handle or eye a by means of ropes Z Z orthe like. It will be evident that by drawing the draft-eye n the wholesection 0 of the pipe or hose line can be shifted over the land.Preferably the opposedends of two adjoining sections 0 and c areconnected by a chain 0 or the like to protect the connecting-hose dagainst undue strain.

()n the end of the section 0 (shown at Figs. 1 and 2) no sprinklingdevice is represented, it being assumed that this section 0 be providednear its middle with asingle sprinkling device, so that the severalsprinkling devices on m of the line are disposed at about equaldistances from each other for distributing the water in all directions,as shown.

Of course othersprinkling devices may be employed, if so preferred, andat shorter distances from each other for distributing the water incertain directions, whereby a more uniform watering of the land may beinsured.

The apparatus is operated as follows: First, the whole pipe or hose lineis placed along one edge of the pasture-land, meadow, field, or the likeand the steam-pump is started. When the respective strip of the landbeneath the first section 0 has been sufficiently watered, the operatorshifts the first section 0 through a proper distance by drawing the eyen with his hand forward. Next he moves the second section 0 forward inthe same manner, and afterward the following sections one after theother. When the last section has been moved on, the operator returns tothe first section 0, which meanwhile will have watered sufficiently therespective strip of the land. He then draws the first section 0 forwardthrough a proper distance and repeats the same operation with thefollowing sections. He continues with this work until the whole of theland has been watered.

In case liquid manure is to be distributed, the sprinkling devices m mare removed to allow the manure to flow out freely, and the suction-pipeq of the steam-pump is placed in or connected with the source of theliquid manure.

In case the water is supplied under pressure from a central pipe systemor a town watersupply or othersource, of course the steampump 7, and theportable engine 70 are dispensed with. The construction of the pump isquite immaterial, also the manner of driv' ing it.

It is evident that owing to the trolleys f the pipe or hose line can bemoved not only in a straight direction,but also in any other directionand at pleasure, so that evenirregularlyfigured lands can be watered. Itdepends upon the circumstances whether the several sections of the lineshould be each supported by more than two or three trolleys, as shown.

IVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

The combination with a source of water or liquid manure, of a hose, apipe or hose line divided into a plurality of sections connected witheach other by hoses, a plurality of distributing devices in said pipe orhose line, a plurality of trolleys for each section of said pipe or hoseline, said trolleys being each provided with a swiveling joint and apole for the leading wheel, a plurality of rods or laths hinged to saidswiveling joints of said trolleys for each section of said pipe or hoseline for supporting this section, a plurality of rods or laths forpivotally connecting said poles of said trolleys for each section ofsaid pipe or, hoseline, means for yieldingly connectingthe' opposed endtrolleys of the adjoining sections,

of said pipe or hose line, a common draft-piece for each section of saidpipe or hose line, and means for connecting said common draft-piece withsaid poles of said trolleys for each sec tion of said pipeor hose line.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

PHILIPP NOLTING.

Witnesses:

HENRY HASPER, WOLDEMAR HAUPT.

